JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Apr. 2004 Apr. 2003   Apr. 2004 Apr. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               2,385     2,263       2,783      2,421
Others                     755       815         794        889

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       213       240         141        162
Atlantic salmon          2,195     2,134       1,450      1,421
Yellowfin tuna           2,180     2,644       1,551      1,815 
Bluefin tuna               434       597       1,145      1,083
Bigeye tuna              1,754     1,545       1,380      1,129
Southern bluefin tuna      406       163         915        346
Sea bream                    8        54           5         24
Billfish                   101       231          83        163 

Frozen:
Sardine                  1,185     1,704          89        123
Swordfish                   53        76          43         69 
Pacific sockeye             86       602          36        213
Pacific coho             5,887     4,357       1,908      1,760
Other Pacific salmon        78       340          54        141
Pink/chum salmon         7,718     5,799       2,788      2,141
Atlantic salmon            467       163         198         74
Other salmon               105         -          41          -
Halibut                  1,599     1,166         913        561
Albacore tuna              118       190          24         39
Yellowfin tuna          10,031     7,668       2,433      2,424
Skipjack                 8,488     4,100         524        255
Bluefin tuna               534       241         854        744
Bigeye tuna             10,055    14,016       6,726      8,614
Herring                  2,500     3,779         311        476  
Cod                      1,517     2,556         416        752
Mackerel                 4,900     5,476         670        734
Mero                       466       525         391        504
Jack mackerel            3,469     3,229         395        312
Sea bream                  166       237          37         47
Capelin                  2,885     2,100         499        419
Billfish                   364       746          84        190
Spanish mackerel           178        88          49         31
Rockfish                 1,294       795         324        220
Sablefish                1,263       687       1,171        771
Herring roe                 47       108          28         95
Pollock roe             10,793     6,247      17,129      9,799
Mero, fillet               235       198         296        269
Swordfish, fillet          104        78          54         36
Pollock surimi          18,410    12,337       3,143      2,694
Cod surimi                 487        43          79          9
Threadfin bream surimi   5,045     6,085         796      1,176  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                411       222         327        178
Pollock roe                220       163         320        270
Salmon roe                  35        40          56         80

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               1,330     1,223         571        621 
Arkshell                   589       553         302        300
Spiny lobster              202       191         546        526
King crab                  818     1,642         397        726  
Tanner crab              3,155     3,303       1,036      1,027
Blue crab                    2        25           4         45
Korean crab                356       269         355        221
Other crab                 135        86          74         64
Oyster                   1,547     1,155         930        547 
Clam                     1,443     1,398         215        255 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              593       803         991      1,688
Lobster                     82        32         146         66
Shrimp                  17,711    16,447      15,276     16,002
King crab                  213       557         429      1,169
Tanner crab                892     1,085       1,161      1,357
Blue crab                  232       234         112        122
Korean crab                  -         2           -          1
Other crab                  38        38          19         21 
European cuttlefish        969     2,122         528      1,001
Octopus                  5,843     6,469       4,008      4,328
Scallop                     57        34          53         24
Other cuttlefish         1,759     1,968       1,021      1,231 
Squid                      639       121         161         44 
Abalone                     49        28         167        107

Salted/dried:
Squid                      201       133         129         92
Sea urchin roe              11         7          27         14
Jellyfish                  974       664         334        251
Seaweed, dried             997       791         592        449
Seaweed, salted          3,829     4,248         432        483

Prepared:
Eel                      7,298     7,406      10,001      7,273
Canned crab                 64        61         107        129
Fish meal               26,088    38,148       1,941      2,830

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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